Bug#583577: closed by Aurelien Jarno <aurelien@aurel32.net> (Re: Bug#583577: libc6: pthread_mutex_timedlock can segfault)
On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 05:40:06PM +0200, Erland Lewin wrote:
> Hello Aurelien,
>
> Thank you for giving attention to my bug report.
>
> I don't know the details of how Debian works, so I would be happy if
> you could clarify something for me.
>
> We agree that the present bug apparently exists in version 2.7 in
> glibc (which is the default version present in Lenny), and is fixed
> in 2.9 (used in unstable and testing Debian releases).
>
> So, there is a known bug in a core package in the latest stable
> release of Debian, and it won't be fixed? Is this the Debian policy?
I never said it won't be fixed.
> I imagined that bugs would be fixed in the stable version. What
> determines which bugs are fixed in the stable version? Is there a
> list of known bugs in the stable version which won't be fixed?
>
It is possible to fix bugs in the stable version if they are important
enough, but it's up to the stable release team to decide.
In any case before speaking about that, we have to find the patch that
fixes the problem, which in this case is not really obvious. I
personally don't have the time right now to do that, I'll may do it
latter if time permits.
Aurelien
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